Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade going out of the town to meet those bringing goods for sale.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب البيوع / 10912
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade buying goods from the trade caravans before they are brought into the market.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب البيوع / 10913
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade "that the trade caravans should be met outside the town, and that a town-dweller should sell for a desert-dweller." The narrator says: I said to Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): What is the meaning of his words "No town-dweller should sell for a desert-dweller"? He said: That he should not become his broker.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب البيوع / 10914
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not go out to meet the trade caravans outside the town."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب البيوع / 10915
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not go out to meet the trade caravans outside the town."
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Whoever goes out of the town and buys goods, the owner of the goods has the option after he reaches the market; we adopt this if it is established. This is evidence that his sale is valid, but the owner of the goods also has the option.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب البيوع / 10916
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not go out to meet the trade caravans outside the town. Whoever goes out to meet them and buys goods from them, the owner of the goods has the option when he comes to the market."
In the narration of al-Awza'i it is: "When he comes to the market, he has the option."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب البيوع / 10917
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade "that the trade caravans should be met (outside the town)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If someone goes out to meet them, the owner of the goods has the option after coming to the market."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب البيوع / 10919
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) they used to buy goods from the trade caravans, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade them to sell them in the place where they had bought them, until they were moved to the market.
(b) In the narration of Juwayriyah, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: We used to go out of the town to meet the trade caravans and buy grain from them, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not sell it before taking it to the market."
Note: Buying goods from the trade caravans is valid; it was forbidden only on account of possession, so that they would move it, since the grain may be of a higher price in another place than in that place.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب البيوع / 10921